Babachir Lawal, former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), has called on Nigerians not to vote for any ticket that is not mixed between Christians and Muslims during the 2023 elections. Lawal said the Muslim-Muslim ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2023 poll will be...
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has accused Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, of telling lies against him in an interview with a national television. The PDP was plunged into crisis after the primary election where Atiku emerged flagbearer of the opposition party for the 2023 Presidential...
Popular Hip-hop artiste, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable has apologised to the organisers of the Nigerian prestigious music award, the Headies, following his disqualification. Portable was nominated in the Best Street artiste and Rookie of the Year categories at the award alongside Av, Fave, Magicx and Ugocci. The Headies disqualified...
The Federal Government has concluded plans to kick start the long-awaited Universal Health Coverage programme in a bid to make quality healthcare service affordable and accessible to 83 million vulnerable Nigerians. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, made the disclosure when the delegation from World Health...
As IGP Reassures Nigerians on Better Security The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, psc(+), NPM, fdc, has inaugurated a high-powered Committee to review documents from the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) and provide necessary information for the effective functioning of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in...
Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto state has indicated that his administration will soon embark on the authentication of all primary schools teachers in the state. Gov. Tambuwal stated this on Thursday while distributing instructional materials to the 23 local government education departments in the state held at the State...
In an effort to reposition the Nigerian Army (NA) for operational efficiency and proficiency, the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya has approved the posting and appointment of some senior officers of the Nigerian Army to command, instructional and staff appointments across NA formations and units. Those affected...
The minority caucus of the House of Representatives has joined its Senate counterpart to hand President Muhammadu Buhari a six-week ultimatum to fix insecurity or face impeachment in the National Assembly. Minority leader of the House of Reps, Ndudi Elumelu, revealed this after a closed door meeting of the joint...
The Ogun State government has enacted a law which has empowered it to demolish any house providing safe haven to cultists. The state governor made this known while speaking at the 90th birthday celebration of Alhaji Teslim Dawodu, held on Thursday in Sagamu. He said his administration would deplore all necessary...
President Muhammadu Buhari says the degenerate welfare and working conditions of the nation’s judiciary, are “serious and would be treated as such,” even as he cautions on the dire state of the country’s economy “currently battling insecurity, corruption and economic challenges,” aggravated by the COVID-19 and the war in...